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2015 - Third Annual Philadelphia Obon Festival - Clark Park (Japanese Music, Traditional Dancing, Tea Ceremony, Food..)NEW

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2015 - Third Annual Philadelphia Obon Festival - Clark Park (Japanese Music, Traditional Dancing, Tea Ceremony, Food..)
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Date: Sunday, 30 August, 2015       Time: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Clark Park
43rd & Baltimore Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Map of Clark Park, 43rd & Baltimore Avenue

Come watch traditional Obon circle dances, or join in yourself!� Witness the grace and beauty of the Japanese tea ceremony, listen to Japanse music, and enjoy Japanese/Hawai'ian street food from the Poi Dog Philly food truck.

Fun for adults and children!

The Philadelphia Japanese Arts Alliance is proud to announce Philadelphia's Obon celebration, co-sponsored by Shofuso Japanese House and Gardens.

Join Shofuso as we celebrate Obon ãŠç›†, a happy summer gathering to honor the ancestors, with Chado Philadelphia and KyoDaiko at Clark Park in West Philadelphia! Join us to hear taiko drumming, try some Japanese tea and sweets, sample Japanese street food, play some traditional Japanese games, and participate in the traditional folk dance, known as Bon-Odori.

Date
August 30, 2015

Time
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

What is Obon
The Japanese festival of O-Bon, or just Bon, is traditionally a three-day celebration held to honor the spirits of the dead. There are a number of practices associated with it, including visitings and cleaning the graves of one's ancestors, placing floating lanterns on the water to symbolize the return of the spirits to the otherworld, and the Bon Odori, the Bon Dance.

The origin of the Bon Dance is said to be a disciple of the Buddha who used his powers to see into the realms of the spirits, and learned that his late mother had fallen into the Realm of the Hungry Ghosts and was suffering. Disturbed, he asked the Buddha how he could release his mother, and was told that he should make offerings to the Buddhist monks who were just coming out of a summer retreat. The offerings worked, and the disciple saw not only that his mother had been released, but also all of her past kindnesses and the sacrifices she had made for him. Overjoyed, the disciple broke into a joyful dance.

The Bon Dance can vary from region to region, but it is meant as a celebration and an honoring of all who have passed before us.

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